adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Months went by.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
Carnac
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
Charlemont
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
drawingsnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
Junia
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
millsnounUS /mɪlz/
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
missionnounUS /ˈmɪʃən/
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
MonthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Months went by.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
pursuednounUS /pərˈsuːd/
a person who is being chased
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
sick-service
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
Tarboe
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
undercurrentnounUS /ˈʌndərkɜːrənt/
a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Months went by.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
